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Between the quality of the musicians, the world-class art exhibitions, and its prime location in downtown Louisville, Ky., this event rivals any music festival in the country. Purchase Forecastle Festival tickets today and experience a weekend packed with non-stop excitement.

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Make the trip to Waterfront Park in Louisville, Ky., to see a winning roster of rock, hip-hop, and electronic performers at Forecastle Festival 2015. Since this eclectic music festival was founded in 2002, the lineup has delivered dozens of diverse, talented acts to downtown Louisville, among them Bassnectar, OutKast, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Robert Plant, just to name a few. Vivid Seats agents are standing by via phone (866.848.8499) and Live Chat to help you secure Forecastle Festival tickets and enjoy all the excitement of this annual music celebration. In between watching performances from the myriad of stars appearing this year, you can take in the beautiful sights of this riverfront park while enjoying delicious local food options, viewing the work of local artists, and sampling selections from Kentucky’s many world-class bourbon distilleries.

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Forecastle Festival 2015 to Star Hometown Group My Morning Jacket

Forecastle Festival will be back at Waterfront Park in Louisville, Ky., in the summer of 2015 with another amazing lineup of pop and rock acts. Scheduled to take place over the weekend of July 17-19, Forecastle Festival 2015 will feature one of the biggest acts to come out of Louisville in the past decade: the hometown rock band My Morning Jacket. The Jim James-fronted outfit is preparing to release its first album in four years this April. Joining My Morning Jacket on the lineup will be international pop sensation Sam Smith, who picked up six GRAMMY nominations in support of his 2014 debut album, “In the Lonely Hour.” Alt-rock outfit Modest Mouse is also slated to co-headline the fest four months behind the release of its long-awaited sixth studio album, “Strangers to Ourselves.”

More than 40 additional acts will round out the remainder of the Forecastle Festival 2015 lineup, including another Kentucky-based rock group, Cage the Elephant, as well as Widespread Panic, Tweedy, The Tallest Man on Earth, Desaparecidos, First Aid Kit, Portugal. The Man, RL Grime, Shovels and Rope, and many more.

On March 4, the Louisville, Ky., Forecastle Festival confirmed the list of musicians that will perform at Waterfront Park during the event's 2014 installment, which is scheduled for the weekend of July 18-20. Big Boi, who performed solo at last year’s festival, will return in 2014 with André 3000 to headline together as OutKast. The duo is notably celebrating its 20th anniversary this year by making the rounds on the international festival circuit. Two rock icons will fill the remaining two headlining slots of the festival, including guitar legend Jack White, who will be performing solo this year, as well as Beck, whose 12th studio album and first in nearly six years, “Morning Phase," was released in February to wide acclaim.

Another highlight of the festival will be a set from the folk and bluegrass outfit Nickel Creek, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2014. Prior to this year’s upcoming performances, the group had not performed together in over six years. Other notable artists on the Forecastle Festival lineup include The Replacements, Band of Horses, Spoon, Dwight Yoakam, Gary Clark Jr. , Local Natives, and dozens more.